A lot of how Rome is today is affected by the wars that were fought in the Ancient Roman times. Rome was a lot more stronger than the other countries because they had strong leaders and new weapons. During 264-241 BC, the first Punic war was fought. The Romans battled the people of Carthage. This war was fought to see who would control Sicily, this war was also won of the most famous sea battles in Rome. Even though the Romans won the battle, they had lost most of their fleet of ships. Between 218-201 BC, the second Punic war was fought against an army lead by General Hannibal, one of Rome's greatest enemy's. The general surprised Rome by trying to cross the alps, however they lost one-third of their men to the freezing cold whether. This didn't weaken the army though as they kept on going. What surprised everyone the most though was the fact that they headed to the south of Italy where the armies were weaker. During this war the Romans lost one of the bloodiest battles in roman history. \http://library.thinkquest.org/J002979F/favorite.htm?tql-iframe
The ancient Roman wars had a lot to do with how Rome is today. Back in about 200 BC is when some of the most bloody and gruesome wars were fought. Back then Rome was a lot more advanced than almost any other country because of their leaders and the weapons they had when they were fighting. The First Punic War was fought against the people of Carthage. This war was fought from 264-241 BC. The Punic War was fought in order for whichever army one would gain control of Sicily. In order to get to Sicily to fight the Carthaginians, the Romans had to cross the striates of Messina on two legions. When the Romans got to Sicily they had to fight off Syracuse and easily won but in order to keep Sicily the Romans still had to fight the Carthaginians. When the Romans and the Carthaginians fought, it was one of the hardest sea battles in ancient times. When the Romans would fight sea battles they would use things called crows. The crows were tied to the mast and when ships were close enough, the Romans would drop in onto the other ship creating a type of a walkway onto the other ship so the Romans could rush over and attack. The Romans ended up defeating the Carthaginians. After the war the Romans had lost almost all of their ships and almost all of their fleet. After a while the Carthaginians had invaded Spain, and Spain called for help to the Romans. The wars that the Romans fought in ancient times, helped make Rome the way it is now. Back then when Rome fought some of the most gruesome wars they were the best army in the world. They had more advanced tactics and weapons than any of the other armies in the world. They fought many wars defending their empire from other cities trying to take over their empire. They would fight land battles and battles over the sea excelling in both. The Romans were both committed and brave. To each and every battle they fought.
Ancient Wars has had a lot of things how Rome is today, the first Punic war lasted for 23 years it was a battle to control of Sicily. They were lots stronger than other countries because of their leaders and weapons. After the war Rome had almost lost all their ships and their fleet. T. The second Punic war lasted from 17 years. General Hannibal was their greatest enemy because he was the leader of the people that the Romans were fighting. Rome was one of the first countries on earth to pay their soldiers a regular salary so that they could be soldiers full time, not only when they had a spare moment.
Not every man wanted to join the army, and would go to extreme lengths to get out of it like cutting of their own thumb.
The army was made up of mainly men, there were some women also.
Unless you got killed, you would serve in the army for twenty-five years. If you joined at 19, you would be 44 when you got out. Most Roman men died in their forties or fifties, so you would expect to spend pretty much all of your life in the army. Soldiers were not supposed to get married or have children, but often they did anyway.
One war which is famous is the Punic Wars which Fought from 264 – 146 B.C. there were three Punic wars in total. More importantly, Italy. These wars were fought between the Romans and Carthaginians. The war ended in a stalemate but the Carthaginians signed a treaty and gave the Romans control of Sicily. By the time the second Punic war started the Carthaginians had control of Spain. Roman loyalties were broken and most of lower Italy began alliances with Carthage so it was kind of in The Carthaginians favour.
The wars that the Romans fought in ancient times, helped make Rome the way it is now. Back then when Rome fought some of the most gruesome wars they were the best army in the world. They had more advanced tactics and weapons than any of the other armies in the world. They fought many wars defending their empire from other cities trying to take over their empire. They would fight land battles and battles over the sea excelling in both. The Romans were both committed and brave. To each and every battle they fought.
In 200BC some of the most bloody and gruesome wars were fought. Without the Roman army, the Empire could never have been created. For hundreds of years they seemed unbeatable. In the early Republic, only citizens who owned land were allowed to fight for Rome. They didn't have a professional army. Very few of the people in it were actually full-time soldiers. When they were in war, they had to provide their own weapons and equipment. They then began to need a bigger and better army once they started to fight in wars overseas. A commander name Gaius Marius turned the army into a full-time, professional fighting force in the 2nd century BC. In most of the battles, the Romans would fight on an open ground with their weapons being javelins and swords. They would also capture cities. They would do this by the soldier surrounding the city and preventing anyone from escaping or bringing in food or equipment. They would then use a catapult to shoot rocks to try and break the walls defending them. The First Punic War was fought against the people of Carthage. The war was fought from 241-264 BC. The Punic War was fought to have control of Sicily. In order to have control of Sicily they had to fight the Carthaginians, the Romans had to cross the straits of Messina. When the Romans got to Sicily they had to fight off Syracuse and easily won but in order to keep Sicily the Romans still had to fight the Carthaginians. When the Romans and the Carthaginians fought, it was one of the hardest sea battles in ancient times. When the Romans fight at sea they would use things called crows. The crows were tied to the mast and when ships were close enough, the Romans would drop in onto the other ship creating a type of a walkway onto the other ship so the Romans could rush over and attack. The Romans ended up defeating the Carthaginians. After the war the Romans had lost almost all of their ships and almost all of their fleet. After a while the Carthaginians had invaded Spain, and Spain called for help to the Romans. Weapons they used Catapults = Were big heavy machinery that would hurl into enemy bases so the roman soldiers could rush and attack the enemy. Fire thrower = was a 3 metre flaming dart Lethal Crossbow = It is very similar to the bow and arrow but they would have a flaming rag on the end to try and catch fire to anything inside the castle.
Ancient Rome's wars had a lot to do with how Rome is today. Back in 200BC Rome was the most advanced societies because of their leaders and weapons. One of the first major wars was the Punic war. When the Romans would attack an enemy, the enemies walls would be at least 100 feet tall. The Romans were clever and they used big weapons like catapult, fire throwers, and crossbows.
Catapult: They catapults were big and heavy and were used by the Romans to knock down the enemies walls. They could throw big rocks at least half a mile.
Fire throwers: A fire thrower could give of 12 foot of fire straight at your enemies. They could launch darts up to two thousand feet.
Crossbows: The crossbow looked similar to the normal bow and arrow but was much more lethal. They would put burning rags on the ends to burn the enemies and other things. They were also very fast which most of the enemies wouldn’t be able to see coming.
Rise and fall of Rome One of the reasons Rome fell was because they began to overestimate themselves. The Roman Empire had become too big to control easily. Soldiers or families in distant parts of the Empire adopted local customs and the Empire was made up not only of natives from the Italian peninsula, but barbarians from the conquered lands. Corruption became rampant. Decay of the army, according to Vegetius, came from within the army itself, which grew weak from too long peace and stopped wearing its protective armour. This made them vulnerable to enemy weapons and to the temptation to flee from battle. Security may have led to cessation of the rigorous drills. Vegetius says the leaders became incompetent and rewards were unfairly distributed. Long ago Rome was founded by two twin brothers Romulus and Remus. 3 groups of people ruled Rome they were: Latins, Greeks and Etruscans.
Rome suffered greatly when the city faced harsh economic troubles. Money wasn’t being used efficiently and there were many poor people in need of money, the money was being wasted by the few rich people. This caused food shortages and spread of disease. Germans started invading Rome and made trading unsafe. Soldiers were no longer being loyal, they were not being disciplined anymore. Some soldiers however were loyal to their commanders who were fighting to become Emperor. Rome was starting to lose its importance and being a Roman Official was now no longer thought as 3an honour. In A.D 284 a strong leader named Diocletian helped Rome. He doubled Roman armies and hired Greek mercenaries. Diocletian took over the East but then Civil War broke out. One of the reasons Rome fell was because they began to over estimate themselves. The Roman Empire had become too big to control easily. Soldiers or families in distant parts of the Empire adopted local customs and the Empire was made up not only of natives from the Italian peninsula, but barbarians from the conquered lands. Corruption became rampant. Decay of the army, according to Vegetius, came from within the army itself, which grew weak from too long peace and stopped wearing its protective armour. This made them vulnerable to enemy weapons and to the temptation to flee from battle. Security may have led to cessation of the rigorous drills. Vegetius says the leaders became incompetent and rewards were unfairly distributed.
The founders of Rome were two brothers called Romulus and Remus. They were two brothers who were brought up by a she-wolf. The Latins, the Greeks and the Etruscans lived in Rome. The Greeks established 50 colonies in Italy. The Greeks showed the Romans how to grow olives and grapes and they brought Italy and Rome closer to Greece. The Etruscans were native to Northern Italy and were metalworkers and engineers. Reason why Rome fell: ·Loss of money ·Food shortages ·Diseases ·Problems with the military ·Political troubles ·The Germans invaded Rome
The battle of Alesia took place in September in 52 BC; the battle was fought between the Romans who were lead by Julius Caesar and 60,00 men and the Gauls who were lead by Vercingetorixand his 80,00 men and Comminus who brought aid later on in the siege which was possibly 250,00 men. Julius Caesar was besieging the last Gaul settlement and victory would completely annihilate the Gauls and put all of Gaul or modern day France under roman control, but the Gauls would not give up without a fight. But Alesia was well defended it was the settlement of the Gaulish Mandubii tribe the settlement was built atop a hill which was hard to assault or besiege. Because of this Julius Caesars could not take the city in a straight wall assault so Caesars brilliant mind thought of an idea. Caesar would make a double wall a wall to keep the Gauls in the city and eventually starve them out. He also built a wall behind him to keep out the coming Gaulish reinforcements who were going to try and break the siege. In between the walls were Julius Caesar’s men and his men’s tents and his camp. The siege was going well the Gauls became so desperate that they could not feed their wives and children so they left them in no man’s land hoping that the Romans would take them in and waste precious food on them. But Caesar was smart and he was low on supplies so he could not take them in and eventually the Women and Children died. But finally the Gaulish reinforcements arrived Caesar was outnumbered 4 to 1 how would Julius Caesar win this battle. The Gaulish relief army attacked their side of the roman wall as the besieged Gauls attacked their side of the wall. It looked like Caesar would lose the battle but at the very last second Caesar put on his red cape and charged in with his 6,00 cavalry and slaughtered the Gauls with the help of what was left of his 60,00 men. Now Cesar had won the battle and has now conquered all of Gaul. He also captured Vercingetorix who surrendered to Caesar and Caesar paraded him through Rome and he was treated like a dog as a remembrance of his victory in Gaul. A map of Caesars camp in the battle of Alesia below
In the ancient times the Romans had the one of the best armies. This army defended their country against threats and built roads and aqueducts. The roman army built towns and fortresses and fought wars and won battles.
The third Punic war was the shortest of the three Punic wars and was fought between the Phoenician colony (which no longer exists) and the roman republic. The war itself ran for three years and was caused by the Phoenicians stealing taxes until the Roman Empire ordered a treaty in exchange for all the gold they had taken from them. After they had returned all the gold, the Phoenician decided that the treaty was over and started to attack the roman cities all over again
One of the wars that the Romans had was the Punic war against the people of Carthage which lasted from 264 to 241 BC. It was a sea battle. In the end the Romans defeated the Carthaginians. In the Roman army no women were allowed only men, and if you were to be in the army you had to be over twenty at least. The amount of time that the men had to spend in the army was amazing twenty five years!!! Whilst you were in the army you weren't supposed to have a wife although some did. Some of the weapons that the men carried into war were swords and javelin. Some of the protective things that they wore were helmets made of iron and leather, shields made of wood or leather.
The Rebellion
The Romans controlled a lot of Britain by A.D 61. There was a rebellion a very serious problem.
This rebellion began when the Governor of Rome Paulinus was away in North Wales. who was in charge of Roman Britain. Paulinus led the Roman soldiers in the army to get rid of the priests, Druids of Celtic religion. Prasutagus who was the King of the tribe of Iceni. He was a friend of the Romans and when he died he left half of his Kingdom for the emperor of Rome and the other half of with his kingdom for his wife, Boudicca the Queen. The Romans didn't like this they wanted the whole of the kingdom and they wanted for people to pay extra taxes and to have the Queen Boudicca to give up her place at the throne. Instead of Boudicca being captured by the Romans or surrendering she poisoned herself in her drink. So in the end the Romans won.
After the rebellion had finished some people settled down under the command of the Romans in the south settled down under the command of the Romans. A lot of the British enjoyed living like that, they liked the Roman-style shops and baths. Some people learnt the language and spoke it as well. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/rebellion/
\ The Great Roman Civil War 49–45 BC, aka Caesar’s Civil War, was one of the last politico-military wars in the Roman society before the establishment of the Roman Empire. It began as a series of governmental and military fights between Julius Caesar 100–44 BC. His political supporters and his legions, against the Optimizes. The politically conservative, socially traditionalist faction of the Roman Senate who were supported by Pompey 106–48 BC and his legions. After a four year long 49–45 BC politico-military tussle fought in Italy, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. Caesar defeated the last of the Optimizes in the Battle of Monad and became Perpetual Dictator of Rome. The changes to Roman government concomitant to Caesar’s Civil War mostly killed the political traditions of the Roman people 509–27 BC and led to the Roman Empire 27 BC–AD 476. The Great Roman Civil War 49–45 BC, aka Caesar’s Civil War, was one of the last politico-military wars in the Roman society before the establishment of the Roman Empire. It began as a series of governmental and military fights between Julius Caesar 100–44 BC. His political supporters and his legions, against the Optimizes. The politically conservative, socially traditionalist faction of the Roman Senate who were supported by Pompey 106–48 BC and his legions. After a four year long 49–45 BC politico-military tussle fought in Italy, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. Caesar defeated the last of the Optimizes in the Battle of Monad and became Perpetual Dictator of Rome. The changes to Roman government concomitant to Caesar’s Civil War mostly killed the political traditions of the Roman people 509–27 BC and led to the Roman Empire 27 BC–AD 476.
~ By MOLLIE COOPER GROUP ONE ~
A lot of how Rome is today is affected by the wars that were fought in the Ancient Roman times. Rome was a lot more stronger than the other countries because they had strong leaders and new weapons.
During 264-241 BC, the first Punic war was fought. The Romans battled the people of Carthage. This war was fought to see who would control Sicily, this war was also won of the most famous sea battles in Rome. Even though the Romans won the battle, they had lost most of their fleet of ships.
Between 218-201 BC, the second Punic war was fought against an army lead by General Hannibal, one of Rome's greatest enemy's. The general surprised Rome by trying to cross the alps, however they lost one-third of their men to the freezing cold whether. This didn't weaken the army though as they kept on going. What surprised everyone the most though was the fact that they headed to the south of Italy where the armies were weaker. During this war the Romans lost one of the bloodiest battles in roman history.
\http://library.thinkquest.org/J002979F/favorite.htm?tql-iframe
The ancient Roman wars had a lot to do with how Rome is today. Back in about 200 BC is when some of the most bloody and gruesome wars were fought. Back then Rome was a lot more advanced than almost any other country because of their leaders and the weapons they had when they were fighting.
The First Punic War was fought against the people of Carthage. This war was fought from 264-241 BC. The Punic War was fought in order for whichever army one would gain control of Sicily. In order to get to Sicily to fight the Carthaginians, the Romans had to cross the striates of Messina on two legions. When the Romans got to Sicily they had to fight off Syracuse and easily won but in order to keep Sicily the Romans still had to fight the Carthaginians. When the Romans and the Carthaginians fought, it was one of the hardest sea battles in ancient times. When the Romans would fight sea battles they would use things called crows. The crows were tied to the mast and when ships were close enough, the Romans would drop in onto the other ship creating a type of a walkway onto the other ship so the Romans could rush over and attack. The Romans ended up defeating the Carthaginians. After the war the Romans had lost almost all of their ships and almost all of their fleet. After a while the Carthaginians had invaded Spain, and Spain called for help to the Romans.
The wars that the Romans fought in ancient times, helped make Rome the way it is now. Back then when Rome fought some of the most gruesome wars they were the best army in the world. They had more advanced tactics and weapons than any of the other armies in the world. They fought many wars defending their empire from other cities trying to take over their empire. They would fight land battles and battles over the sea excelling in both. The Romans were both committed and brave. To each and every battle they fought.
Ancient Wars has had a lot of things how Rome is today, the first Punic war lasted for 23 years it was a battle to control of Sicily. They were lots stronger than other countries because of their leaders and weapons. After the war Rome had almost lost all their ships and their fleet. T. The second Punic war lasted from 17 years. General Hannibal was their greatest enemy because he was the leader of the people that the Romans were fighting.
Rome was one of the first countries on earth to pay their soldiers a regular salary so that they could be soldiers full time, not only when they had a spare moment.
Not every man wanted to join the army, and would go to extreme lengths to get out of it like cutting of their own thumb.
The army was made up of mainly men, there were some women also.
Unless you got killed, you would serve in the army for twenty-five years. If you joined at 19, you would be 44 when you got out. Most Roman men died in their forties or fifties, so you would expect to spend pretty much all of your life in the army. Soldiers were not supposed to get married or have children, but often they did anyway.
One war which is famous is the Punic Wars which Fought from 264 – 146 B.C. there were three Punic wars in total. More importantly, Italy. These wars were fought between the Romans and Carthaginians. The war ended in a stalemate but the Carthaginians signed a treaty and gave the Romans control of Sicily. By the time the second Punic war started the Carthaginians had control of Spain. Roman loyalties were broken and most of lower Italy began alliances with Carthage so it was kind of in The Carthaginians favour.
The wars that the Romans fought in ancient times, helped make Rome the way it is now. Back then when Rome fought some of the most gruesome wars they were the best army in the world. They had more advanced tactics and weapons than any of the other armies in the world. They fought many wars defending their empire from other cities trying to take over their empire. They would fight land battles and battles over the sea excelling in both. The Romans were both committed and brave. To each and every battle they fought.
In 200BC some of the most bloody and gruesome wars were fought.
Without the Roman army, the Empire could never have been created. For hundreds of years they seemed unbeatable.
In the early Republic, only citizens who owned land were allowed to fight for Rome. They didn't have a professional army. Very few of the people in it were actually full-time soldiers. When they were in war, they had to provide their own weapons and equipment.
They then began to need a bigger and better army once they started to fight in wars overseas. A commander name Gaius Marius turned the army into a full-time, professional fighting force in the 2nd century BC.
In most of the battles, the Romans would fight on an open ground with their weapons being javelins and swords.
They would also capture cities. They would do this by the soldier surrounding the city and preventing anyone from escaping or bringing in food or equipment. They would then use a catapult to shoot rocks to try and break the walls defending them.
The First Punic War was fought against the people of Carthage. The war was fought from 241-264 BC. The Punic War was fought to have control of Sicily. In order to have control of Sicily they had to fight the Carthaginians, the Romans had to cross the straits of Messina. When the Romans got to Sicily they had to fight off Syracuse and easily won but in order to keep Sicily the Romans still had to fight the Carthaginians. When the Romans and the Carthaginians fought, it was one of the hardest sea battles in ancient times. When the Romans fight at sea they would use things called crows. The crows were tied to the mast and when ships were close enough, the Romans would drop in onto the other ship creating a type of a walkway onto the other ship so the Romans could rush over and attack. The Romans ended up defeating the Carthaginians. After the war the Romans had lost almost all of their ships and almost all of their fleet. After a while the Carthaginians had invaded Spain, and Spain called for help to the Romans.
Weapons they used
Catapults = Were big heavy machinery that would hurl into enemy bases so the roman soldiers could rush and attack the enemy.
Fire thrower = was a 3 metre flaming dart
Lethal Crossbow = It is very similar to the bow and arrow but they would have a flaming rag on the end to try and catch fire to anything inside the castle.
Ancient Rome's wars had a lot to do with how Rome is today. Back in 200BC Rome was the most advanced societies because of their leaders and weapons. One of the first major wars was the Punic war. When the Romans would attack an enemy, the enemies walls would be at least 100 feet tall. The Romans were clever and they used big weapons like catapult, fire throwers, and crossbows.
Catapult: They catapults were big and heavy and were used by the Romans to knock down the enemies walls. They could throw big rocks at least half a mile.
Fire throwers: A fire thrower could give of 12 foot of fire straight at your enemies. They could launch darts up to two thousand feet.
Crossbows: The crossbow looked similar to the normal bow and arrow but was much more lethal. They would put burning rags on the ends to burn the enemies and other things. They were also very fast which most of the enemies wouldn’t be able to see coming.
Rise and fall of Rome
One of the reasons Rome fell was because they began to overestimate themselves. The Roman Empire had become too big to control easily. Soldiers or families in distant parts of the Empire adopted local customs and the Empire was made up not only of natives from the Italian peninsula, but barbarians from the conquered lands. Corruption became rampant.
Decay of the army, according to Vegetius, came from within the army itself, which grew weak from too long peace and stopped wearing its protective armour. This made them vulnerable to enemy weapons and to the temptation to flee from battle. Security may have led to cessation of the rigorous drills. Vegetius says the leaders became incompetent and rewards were unfairly distributed.
Long ago Rome was founded by two twin brothers Romulus and Remus. 3 groups of people ruled Rome they were: Latins, Greeks and Etruscans.
Rome suffered greatly when the city faced harsh economic troubles. Money wasn’t being used efficiently and there were many poor people in need of money, the money was being wasted by the few rich people. This caused food shortages and spread of disease.
Germans started invading Rome and made trading unsafe. Soldiers were no longer being loyal, they were not being disciplined anymore. Some soldiers however were loyal to their commanders who were fighting to become Emperor.
Rome was starting to lose its importance and being a Roman Official was now no longer thought as 3an honour.
In A.D 284 a strong leader named Diocletian helped Rome. He doubled Roman armies and hired Greek mercenaries. Diocletian took over the East but then Civil War broke out.
One of the reasons Rome fell was because they began to over estimate themselves. The Roman Empire had become too big to control easily. Soldiers or families in distant parts of the Empire adopted local customs and the Empire was made up not only of natives from the Italian peninsula, but barbarians from the conquered lands. Corruption became rampant.
Decay of the army, according to Vegetius, came from within the army itself, which grew weak from too long peace and stopped wearing its protective armour. This made them vulnerable to enemy weapons and to the temptation to flee from battle. Security may have led to cessation of the rigorous drills. Vegetius says the leaders became incompetent and rewards were unfairly distributed.
The founders of Rome were two brothers called Romulus and Remus. They were two brothers who were brought up by a she-wolf. The Latins, the Greeks and the Etruscans lived in Rome. The Greeks established 50 colonies in Italy. The Greeks showed the Romans how to grow olives and grapes and they brought Italy and Rome closer to Greece. The Etruscans were native to Northern Italy and were metalworkers and engineers.
Reason why Rome fell:
· Loss of money
· Food shortages
· Diseases
· Problems with the military
· Political troubles
· The Germans invaded Rome
The battle of Alesia took place in September in 52 BC; the battle was fought between the Romans who were lead by Julius Caesar and 60,00 men and the Gauls who were lead by Vercingetorixand his 80,00 men and Comminus who brought aid later on in the siege which was possibly 250,00 men. Julius Caesar was besieging the last Gaul settlement and victory would completely annihilate the Gauls and put all of Gaul or modern day France under roman control, but the Gauls would not give up without a fight. But Alesia was well defended it was the settlement of the Gaulish Mandubii tribe the settlement was built atop a hill which was hard to assault or besiege. Because of this Julius Caesars could not take the city in a straight wall assault so Caesars brilliant mind thought of an idea. Caesar would make a double wall a wall to keep the Gauls in the city and eventually starve them out. He also built a wall behind him to keep out the coming Gaulish reinforcements who were going to try and break the siege. In between the walls were Julius Caesar’s men and his men’s tents and his camp. The siege was going well the Gauls became so desperate that they could not feed their wives and children so they left them in no man’s land hoping that the Romans would take them in and waste precious food on them. But Caesar was smart and he was low on supplies so he could not take them in and eventually the Women and Children died. But finally the Gaulish reinforcements arrived Caesar was outnumbered 4 to 1 how would Julius Caesar win this battle. The Gaulish relief army attacked their side of the roman wall as the besieged Gauls attacked their side of the wall. It looked like Caesar would lose the battle but at the very last second Caesar put on his red cape and charged in with his 6,00 cavalry and slaughtered the Gauls with the help of what was left of his 60,00 men. Now Cesar had won the battle and has now conquered all of Gaul. He also captured Vercingetorix who surrendered to Caesar and Caesar paraded him through Rome and he was treated like a dog as a remembrance of his victory in Gaul. A map of Caesars camp in the battle of Alesia below
In the ancient times the Romans had the one of the best armies. This army defended their country against threats and built roads and aqueducts. The roman army built towns and fortresses and fought wars and won battles.
The third Punic war was the shortest of the three Punic wars and was fought between the Phoenician colony (which no longer exists) and the roman republic. The war itself ran for three years and was caused by the Phoenicians stealing taxes until the Roman Empire ordered a treaty in exchange for all the gold they had taken from them. After they had returned all the gold, the Phoenician decided that the treaty was over and started to attack the roman cities all over again
One of the wars that the Romans had was the Punic war against the people of Carthage which lasted from 264 to 241 BC. It was a sea battle. In the end the Romans defeated the Carthaginians. In the Roman army no women were allowed only men, and if you were to be in the army you had to be over twenty at least. The amount of time that the men had to spend in the army was amazing twenty five years!!! Whilst you were in the army you weren't supposed to have a wife although some did. Some of the weapons that the men carried into war were swords and javelin. Some of the protective things that they wore were helmets made of iron and leather, shields made of wood or leather.
The Rebellion
The Romans controlled a lot of Britain by A.D 61. There was a rebellion a very serious problem.
This rebellion began when the Governor of Rome Paulinus was away in North Wales.who was in charge of Roman Britain. Paulinus led the Roman soldiers in the army to get rid of the priests, Druids of Celtic religion. Prasutagus who was the King of the tribe of Iceni. He was a friend of the Romans and when he died he left half of his Kingdom for the emperor of Rome and the other half of with his kingdom for his wife, Boudicca the Queen. The Romans didn't like this they wanted the whole of the kingdom and they wanted for people to pay extra taxes and to have the Queen Boudicca to give up her place at the throne.
Instead of Boudicca being captured by the Romans or surrendering she poisoned herself in her drink. So in the end the Romans won.
After the rebellion had finished some people settled down under the command of the Romans in the south settled down under the command of the Romans. A lot of the British enjoyed living like that, they liked the Roman-style shops and baths. Some people learnt the language and spoke it as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/rebellion/
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The Great Roman Civil War 49–45 BC, aka Caesar’s Civil War, was one of the last politico-military wars in the Roman society before the establishment of the Roman Empire. It began as a series of governmental and military fights between Julius Caesar 100–44 BC. His political supporters and his legions, against the Optimizes. The politically conservative, socially traditionalist faction of the Roman Senate who were supported by Pompey 106–48 BC and his legions.
After a four year long 49–45 BC politico-military tussle fought in Italy, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. Caesar defeated the last of the Optimizes in the Battle of Monad and became Perpetual Dictator of Rome. The changes to Roman government concomitant to Caesar’s Civil War mostly killed the political traditions of the Roman people 509–27 BC and led to the Roman Empire 27 BC–AD 476.
The Great Roman Civil War 49–45 BC, aka Caesar’s Civil War, was one of the last politico-military wars in the Roman society before the establishment of the Roman Empire. It began as a series of governmental and military fights between Julius Caesar 100–44 BC. His political supporters and his legions, against the Optimizes. The politically conservative, socially traditionalist faction of the Roman Senate who were supported by Pompey 106–48 BC and his legions.
After a four year long 49–45 BC politico-military tussle fought in Italy, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. Caesar defeated the last of the Optimizes in the Battle of Monad and became Perpetual Dictator of Rome. The changes to Roman government concomitant to Caesar’s Civil War mostly killed the political traditions of the Roman people 509–27 BC and led to the Roman Empire 27 BC–AD 476.